Mark feels the need to tap everything within his arms reach twice. He doesn't have any particular thoughts associated with this, he just becomes anxious if he doesn't do it, because something bad might happen. Mark
a. does not have obsessive compulsive disorder.
b. has obsessive compulsive disorder.
c. has an unusual type of specific phobia.
d. has no disorder.
Question 2Dagmar is a musician and she loves the fact that she constantly hears new melodies in her head. In fact, she cannot remember a time when she did not hear music. Why is this NOT an example of an obsession?
a. Obsessions must be accompanied by ritualistic actions.
b. Obsessions must come on suddenly in response to a stressful life event.
c. Obsessions must be voluntary thoughts that a person knows are irrational.
d. Obsessions must be intrusive thoughts the person finds disturbing.
Question 3Which of the following is unique about OCD, as compared to other anxiety
disorders?
a. It afflicts more men than women.
b. The incidence is about equal for men and women.
c. It usually begins in childhood.
d. It is a culture-bound disorder.
Question 4Which of the following is true of obsessive-compulsive disorder?
a. Nearly six times more women than men suffer from OCD.
b. This disorder tends to begin in adolescence or early adulthood, but is not uncommon in children.
c. Once thought to be a fairly common disorder, with new diagnostic criteria, it is seen as quite rare.
d. Although most people have both obsessive thoughts and compulsive rituals, rarely are the two issues related.
Question 5According to Bowlby,
a. despair is a normal response to separation.
b. the display of despair in response to separation is indicative of an insecure attachment.
c. frequent parental separation in infancy contributes to the development of resiliency.
d. the failure to experience normal parental separations in infancy contributes to an inability to tolerate relationship-related stressors in adulthood.
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